Crime & Safety

Woman Involved in Fatal Hit-and-Run in Malibu

The woman is being investigated for felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence.

A Santa Monica woman is being investigated for a felony hit-and-run that killed a tow-truck driver on Monday at about 9 p.m. on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

The woman, identified as 44-year-old Jill Rose, slammed her Audi into the tow-truck driver, Ronald Carver, 45, as he was helping a stranded motorist, according to KTLA.

Carver was declared dead at the scene, according to Lt. Robert Wiard of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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Rose then continued further south on PCH until she crashed into a parked car. The incident is being investigated as a felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Wiard said. 

"She was treated for injuries," Wiard said.

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Rose was taken to UCLA Medical Center in critical condition with a brain hemorrhage, according to KTLA. She is expected to survive.

Jessica E. Davis contributed to this report.

Correction: Jill Rose had previously been identified as a Venice resident, but authorities confirmed she is actually a Santa Monica resident.


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